WORLD METEOROLOGICAL ORGANIZATION

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COMMISSION FOR BASIC SYSTEMS

OPAG ON INFORMATION SYSTEMS & SERVICES

Expert Team on Enhanced Use of Data Communication Systems

EXPERT TEAM ON THE IMPROVED MAIN TELECOMMUNICATIONS NETWORK AND GTS

Montreal, Canada, 27-31 May 2002

ISS/ET-IMTN 2002/Doc. 1

ISS/ET-EUDCS 2002/Doc. 1

(8.IV.2002)

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ITEM 1.2

ENGLISH only

PROVISIONAL AGENDA

ORGANIZATION OF THE MEETING (ET-EUDCS and ET-IMTN)

1.1 Opening of the meeting

1.2 Adoption of the agendas

1.3 Working arrangements

ET-EUDCS:

REVIEW OF THE CURRENT STATUS OF IMPLEMENTATION OF TCP/IP PROCEDURES AND APPLICATIONS ON THE GTS

RECOMMENDED PRACTICES FOR TCP/IP PROCEDURES AND APPLICATIONS ON THE GTS

3.1 TCP/IP procedures (including TCP/IP sockets, IP addressing and routing, network management)

3.2 TCP/IP based services (including FTP procedures, filenaming conventions)

RECOMMENDED PRACTICES FOR OPERATIONAL AND OTHER METEOROLOGICAL DATA EXCHANGE ON THE INTERNET

4.1 Procedures for observational data collection via Internet

4.2 Procedures for providing/enabling access to data and products via Internet

4.3 Procedures for Internet-based connections between RTHs and NMCs (VPN, IPSec)

GUIDANCE FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF DATA COMMUNICATION FACILITIES (GTS AND INTERNET) AT WWW CENTRES

ET-IMTN:

2. REVIEW OF THE CURRENT STATUS OF IMPLEMENTATION OF MTN CIRCUITS

3. REVIEW AND FURTHER DEVELOPMENT OF THE IMPROVED MTN PROJECT (including administrative aspects)

3.1 Review of the design and plan of the IMTN

3.2 Review and further development of IMTN parts A & B (Ad hoc group I)

3.3 Review and further development of IMTN parts RMDCN, C & D (Ad hoc group II)

4. REVIEW OF THE DEVELOPMENT OF TELECOMMUNICATION TECHNIQUES AND SERVICES FOR AN IMPROVED GTS

4.1 Satellite-based telecommunication services (DVB, DAB)

4.2 Review of new data-communication services

Tentative work schedule

Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
Opening EUDCS+IMTN	IMTN	IMTN	EUDCS	EUDCS

EUDCS	EUDCS	EUDCS	IMTN	IMTN

Note: All experts are expected to participate in the sessions of the two Expert Teams. Small ad-hoc groups are, however, likely to be established to address particular matters and to draft conclusions, and would work in parallel to ET sessions.